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Somebody tried to steal my truck

Somebody tried to steal my 2003 ford F350 this moring, couldn't get it started though tried to cut out my alarm system, starter kill kicked in. So truck is still there, now all I have to do is get another ignition lock.

No damage other than a couple wires off my siren and the ignition lock.

Right in front of my house, didn't hear the siren go off.

Thanks to the last guy who had his welding truck ripped off, a day later I had a full system installed!

Apparently he or they got in by the drivers door, just twisted the lock on the door open, solved that today by removing both door locks and installing door handles like I have on my back doors without the lock mechanism, never used them anyways. Can't get through my back window as there is cargo rack bars in the way.

Man... thats stinks, glad they failed, i often worry about my cables being grabbed, we had a run of thefts here, people were breaking in to houses and cutting out the copper pipes for scrap! I had some guy steal 2,200lbs of new aluminum from my shop... i bought cameras the next day... long story short, he came back and i bagged him, now he's trying to say that he's the victim, because he had to pay restitution... makes no sense!

people are watching you and they want to steal your truck! All they need is for you to take your eyes off it...

...Use a remote fuel shut off or a remote control battery shutoff. These countermeasures won't stop them, especially if they tow it... but if they are trying to boost it, it just makes it take longer and increases the chances that they will get caught in the act...

I would have been happier, though, if you caught the dirtbag in the act and administered the punishment for theft as prescribed by Sharia law.

80% of failures are from 20% of causesNever compromise your principles today in the name of furthering them in the future."All I ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work." -Sgt. Bilko"We are generally better persuaded by reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others." -Pascal"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything." -Pascal

really glad you still have the truck. looks like the system payed for its self after all, never have to wonder if it was worth it now.

thanks for the help
......or..........
hope i helped feel free to shoot me an e-mail direct i have time to chat.james@newyorkmetalart.comsummer is here, plant a tree. if you don't have space or time to plant one sponsor some one else to plant one for you. a tree is an investment in our planet, help it out.
JAMES

As the economies turn down, we'll have more and more of this.
Just a few weeks ago, someone went around to all the
unlocked cars in my neighborhood and cleaned them out
of loose change, GPS's, etc. They were very nice, they
didn't break into any cars or do any damage -- but
if it wasn't nailed down, it was theirs...